Memorial Details
Memorial
Plaque 1914-18 Masonic Lodge
Reference
B42.32
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 313815
Original Location
Blyth Masonic Lodge, Union Street. In entrance lobby.
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
July, 1918
Memorial Description
Plaque 52 inches high 36 inches wide behind glass in a wood frame. At the top of the frame is a wooden shield bearing the painted badge of the Blagdon Lodge No. 659 and its motto "Constans Fidei" (“Steadfast in faith”). At the bottom left of the frame is the painted badge of Croft Lodge No. 3310 and its motto "Esse Quam Videri" (“To be rather than seem to be”). On the bottom right of the frame is the badge of Waterloo Lodge No. 3438 and its motto "Virtutis Fortuna Comes" (“Good luck is the companion of courage”). Lettering is black on white background. The names are listed in three columns.
Along the bottom of the frame are the words "Pro Patria" in gold paint.
Below is a brass plate with the words incised "Presented by / Bro. Dr. James M. MacLachlan, / July, 1918".
Along the bottom of the frame are the words "Pro Patria" in gold paint.
Below is a brass plate with the words incised "Presented by / Bro. Dr. James M. MacLachlan, / July, 1918".
Materials used
Paper behind glass in wood frame.
Inscription
Erected to / Commemorate / the services of / Brethren who fought with H.M. Forces / in the Great European War.
Names
How money was raised
Presented by Brother Dr. James M. MacLachlan.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: Jack Tait
Research acknowledgements
The late Jack Tait, Blyth Local History Society; Maureen Dyer; Dorothy Hall
Research In Progress
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Plaque 1914-18 Masonic Lodge (B42.32)
Blyth, Masonic Lodge
Erected to
Commemorate
the services of
Brethren who fought with H.M. Forces
in the Great European War
J. Anderson H.S. Gargett W. Pritchard
*J.F. Anderson E. Gilhespy R.M.C.H. Pryor
G. Armstrong P. Godlonton R.P. Ramshaw
P. Atkins J.G. Godfrey K.J. Reader
W.R. Axworthy *E. Graham T.M. Rennison
A.E. Bailey P. Grayston L.J. Rickerby
G.D. Bambra T.R. Guthrie R. Rigby
*A.H. Barnes W.S. Gay P.B. Roberts
A. Bateley J. Hanns A.W. Robinson
*W.E.F. Bates *R. Havery T.W. Robson
S. Bickmore T.C. Heatley, Jr. A. Rutherford
A.E. Birch W. Heatley J.C. Rutherford
W. Bower E.S. Hedley J. Sanderson
C. Bragg T. Hedley L.W. Saunders
R.G. Bunraston B. Hill S.H. Silvester
J.C. Chapman R. Hindmarsh W.L. Sinclair
F.A.S. Clark R.H. Hogg W.A. Skee
G. Cocks W. Hopper G.M. Smith
T.P. Cook A.O. Humphreys *W.D. Soulsby
T. Craig J. Johnson R. Sprott
T. Crawford J.G. Johnston G.W. Steel
W.G. Davies E.L. Jones W.C. Stephenson
G.D. Dawson C. Lacy A. Stewart
J.W. Dixon J. Larson P. Streader
F.A.R. Dobbin G.E. Lawrence H.M. Sutton
L. Dobson H. Lee A. Talbot
G. Dodds J.H. Locke T.A. Taylor
H. Dodds T.C. Lockwood R.S. Tebble
T.A. Dodds D. McAlister J.F. Thomas
*H. Donkin J. Manners H. Towns
J.E. Dover C. Mayers W.H. Usher
W.B. Driver R. Milburn J.F. Weller
W.J. Driver W. Miller J. Wemyss
F. Evans J. Moody R.T. Wilkinson
J.R. Ferrell T. Murday A.E. Wishart
W.J. Firth J. Newcomb G.E. Wood
J.L. Frost J.G. Nichol F. Woods
G. Fulcher W.B. Parsons G.D. Young
H.B. Garrod A.J. Perkins W. Innes
Pro Patria
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On brass plate below:
"Presented by
Bro. Dr. James M. MacLachlan,
July, 1918".
NamesB42.32
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